JPS63276664A - Flight ticket processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically receive the flight ticket of other company by retrieving a table based on a company code read from the flight ticket, reading the flight ticket according to the data format, rearranging this data and storing. CONSTITUTION:When the company code is read from the flight ticket inserted into a carrier 7, a CPU 1 refers to the format table area of a ROM based on this code to retrieve the data format of the flight ticket. According to this data format, the description items of the flight ticket are read by a magnetic head 4, an OCR head 5 and a bar code reader 6 through the CPU 1. Then, the description items read by the CPU 1 are rearranged to the format of the company of its own, outputted to a ticket issuing deice 9 and stored in a floppy disk 10 to count sales. Accordingly, a person in charge reads the description items of the flight ticket to rapidly and correctly and automatically receive the flight ticket of other company without operating a keyboard.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (AL Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to an airline ticket processing system for accepting airline tickets issued by other companies or endorsed airline tickets and issuing boarding passes for the company's own airline flights.

(b1 Summary of the Invention The airline ticket processing system according to the present invention accepts airline tickets issued in different formats for each airline or agency, converts them into the company's own format, and outputs them. It is designed to automate the processing of issued tickets, endorsement tickets, etc.

(C) Prior Art Generally, airline tickets have different configurations depending on the airline or agency. For this reason, the formats of mechanically readable data such as magnetic stripes, bar codes, and OCR characters are also different.

By the way, major airlines have tie-ups for flight transfers and transfers, and counters must accept airline tickets issued by other airlines and issue boarding passes. Additionally, airline tickets are issued by various agencies;
Agents issued airline tickets with their own unique structure, which often did not match the structure of their own airline tickets.

(Problem that the d+ invention aims to solve) For this reason, conventionally, when performing boarding procedures with a ticket issued by another company or a ticket issued by an agent, the ticket does not contain mechanically readable data such as magnetic stripes. Even if the data was recorded, it was not possible to use it, and the staff had to manually perform boarding procedures using the data printed on the front of the ticket.

For this reason, the procedure takes time, and there are drawbacks such as the procedure counter becoming extremely crowded, for example, when changing flights when another airline's flight is cancelled. Furthermore, if a key human error occurred, boarding procedures could not be carried out correctly, and the billing information for airfares could become unclear, making it impossible to record sales.

The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an airline ticket processing system that can automatically accept airline tickets even from other companies.

(e) Means for Solving Problems This invention provides a table for storing data formats of airline tickets from a plurality of companies, a company code reading means for accepting airline tickets and reading their company codes, and a company code read by the company. reading means for searching the table based on the code and reading the data format of the airline ticket; reading means for reading the data of the airline ticket according to the read data format; and rearranging all or part of the read data. a rearrangement means for converting data into a certain format; and an output means for outputting the rearranged data;
The present invention is characterized by being provided with a storage means for storing the rearranged data or the read data for each company.

(f1 effect) In the airline ticket processing system of the present invention, when an airline ticket is inserted, the company code reading means first reads the company that issued the airline ticket.Generally, the company code is recorded at the beginning of the magnetic stripe. This allows you to know the company even if the ticket is issued by another company. Search the table based on this company code and read the ticket data according to the data format (reading method)
. This data is rearranged to meet the company's standards (rearranging means), outputted for issuing boarding passes, etc. (output means), and stored for recording sales (storage means).

Fg) Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an airline ticket processing apparatus which is an embodiment of the present invention. The CPU, which is a control device, has a ROM2 that stores programs, etc., and a RAM3 that stores data, etc.
4. A magnetic head for reading the magnetic stripe. OCR head to read OCR characters5. A barcode reader 6 for reading barcodes, a conveyance device 7 for conveying the inserted airline ticket, and a keyboard 8 operated by an attendant are connected. The magnetic head 4. OCR
The head 5 and the barcode reader 6 are provided corresponding to the formation positions of the magnetic stripe, ○CR characters, and barcode formed on the airline ticket to be inserted. Furthermore, connected to the interface of the CPU 1 are a ticket issuing device 9 for issuing boarding passes and a floppy desk device 10 in which a sales file is set.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a data format table set in the ROM2. In this table, the contents of the data stored in the airline tickets of five airlines A to E and the first position in the storage order are written. For example, for Airline A, the magnetic stripe includes 1 place of departure, 2 places of arrival, 2 names, and 2 names.
Date 2 flight number.

Seats and ticket numbers are stored in this order and there is no data. Furthermore, the data recorded on the boarding pass issued by the ticket issuing device 9 is the flight number, date, origin, destination, and seat name. The CPUI rearranges the data recorded on the airline ticket in this order and outputs it to the ticket issuing device 9. Note that if one of airlines A to E is used as the data format for airline tickets, all airline tickets can be handled at the same level.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of a sales file set in the floppy disk device 10. A storage area is set up for each airline, and each area records either read ticket data or rearranged data for that company. Based on this data, the ticketing company is billed for the airfare.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control section. The operation starts and step nl (hereinafter step n1)
is called ni in Hayabusa. ), when a ticket is inserted, the company code is read from the data area of the ticket (n2)
, search the data format table (n3)
. If the company code read in the table exists (in the case of airlines A to D: n4), proceed to n5 and read out the appropriate data format. The airline ticket data is read according to this format (n6). If the read data is insufficient to form the own company's data, the process advances to n8 and accepts keyboard input. If there is no missing data, proceed directly from n7 to n9,
Recombine the read (input) data into your company's format (n9) and create boarding pass print data (
nlO). I want to output this print data to the ticket issuing device 9n1
1) Store the airline ticket data in the sales file (n1
Finish the operation 2).

n2 corresponds to the company code reading means of this invention, n3 to n5 correspond to the reading means of this invention, n6 corresponds to the reading means of this invention, n9. nlO corresponds to the recombination means of the present invention, nll corresponds to the output means of the present invention, and the Fronbi desk device 10 corresponds to the storage means of the present invention.

As mentioned above, the reclassification means includes the step of recombining airline data of other companies into the company's own flight ticket data (n9) and the step of recombining the company's flight ticket data into data for issuing boarding passes (nlo). I'm here.

(h1 Effects of the invention) According to this invention, when a ticket issued by any airline is accepted, the company code of the ticket is first read to determine its data format, and the data format is read according to the format. Data such as stripes can be read, making it possible to accept airline tickets issued by other companies without human intervention.

As a result, airline tickets issued by other companies can be processed smoothly, reducing the workload of staff, and data entry errors are eliminated, so there is no risk of omissions in airfare billing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a pull, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a sales file, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control section of the airline ticket processing device. 4-magnetic head, 5-OCR head, 6-barcode reader, 9-ticket issuing device, 10-floppy desk device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A table that stores data formats of airline tickets from multiple companies, a company code reading means that accepts airline tickets and reads their company codes, and searches the table based on the read company code to search for the airline tickets. reading means for reading the data format of the airline ticket; reading means for reading the data of the airline ticket in accordance with the read data format; and recombination means for rearranging all or part of the read data to form data in a predetermined format. An airline ticket processing system comprising: an output means for outputting the rearranged data; and a storage means for storing the rearranged data or the read data for each company.